I remember some disparaging comment from sections of the Scottish sporting media regarding Mikael Lustig’s performances for Sweden at Euro 2012. Mikael had only recently joined Celtic and was still finding his feet in Scotland. In short, we didn’t have enough information to make an informed judgement before the Euros. We do now.
His energy levels, speed, height, crossing and general levels of performance has been remarkably high and consistent. Sweden handed him the job of subduing one of the world’s top three players at their recent World Cup qualifier in Portugal, Ronaldo was shackled, scoring only when he left Mikael’s area of the field.
There is a notion that this type of player, who can perform solidly at Champions League and international level, but who we can convince to renew his contract, is more important than the more stellar performers, who have an eye on the exit door.
Adam Matthews timely return from injury will compensate for Mikael’s absence as he recuperates post-op, but we’ve never looked as effective on the right since both of them were fully fit.
The reaction to yesterday’s AGM at Ibrox has been surprising, mostly as it surprised anyone. The outcome has been a forgone conclusion for weeks (if not months), while the realisation of what the future is going to look like for Newco has finally dawned on a few.
A generation brought up to believe in sugar daddies will have to learn: expenditure must equal or be less than income over any given business cycle.
In this respect, I cannot figure why fans are so unhappy with the Newco board, whose central failing has been to spend far too much money on wages for a manager and players. From what I hear, no one at the AGM demanded football budget is cut to an appropriate level.
As their new chairman said, costs will be cut; doing so is a financial imperative. The current Rangers might play in the same colours as its liquidated predecessor, but things will never – eeeeeeeever – be the same again.
This afternoon is the final pre-Christmas posting time if you want your CQN Annual before the day:
Willie Wallace, Heart of a Lion:
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Shes a part timer she wasnt there last week
robcfc11
……If there was a collection for the poor at ibrox i would take food along to that too.
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Difference being our charity collections will reach the folk their intended for.
The orcs would probably siphon theirs off for their own canteen. :-)
tonydonnelly67
BAH HUMBUG !
Thought some Celtic fans may be interested in this end of year quiz:
http://www.leftbackinthechangingroom.com/2013/12/left-back-in-changing-room-bumper.html?m=1
I should also note the man behind the Follow Follow blog/forum is currently winning. Not sure if that is motivation to get involved!
Rob
Bgfc
Maureen said she was helping at the collection today.
Need to go funeral today
HH
tonydonnelly67
Are you for real ?
Weegreenman.. stop that.. It’s no nice to mock them. They have enough problems of their own.
: Forster; Fisher, Ambrose, van Dijk, Izaguirre; Commons, Brown, Biton, Ledley; Stokes, Pukki.
subs: Zaluska, Samaras, Balde, Henderson, Forrest, Atajic, O’Connell
just caught up on LostBhoys podcast, very good listen if you can.
Green Brigade and last weeks game.
http://www.spreaker.com/page#!/user/homebhoys/homebhoys-109-not-so-civil-war_1
Billy Bhoy 05
11:09 on 21 December, 2013
The House of Lords doesn’t have a massive influence on our lives. For more than a century it’s primary role has been as a revising chamber.
It’s interesting to speculate what they would have made of the SNP’s Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act.
On a per capita basis the running costs of the House of Lords are about one third those of the House of Commons. I don’t know how it compares to Holyrood.
Comparisons with the USA aren’t helpful, given they have a federal system of government.
robcfc11
even the ultra pc squad couldnt find offence in that jest
he is a chinese chef, and he was cooking with a wok
simples….
listening to the lostbhoys podcast, they commented on someone on another forum posting a recollection given by Wille Maley to a newspaper of the time, around the 1938 i think, stating that
“celtic was founded on a fenian uprising”
anyone got a link to that, anyone seen it ?
Whatever people earn is their own business.
Commons hat trick 16/1
Minced/ mhan
Passed on your regards Wullie C in good form
Directed off the m 74 at j 12. The bus is rocking hope to catch the second half
Will leave my food donation outside the ground
Malorbhoy
11:44 on 21 December, 2013
Billy behaving himself?
Bmcuw
Hi Bobby(M)
Probably but as I said a wee while ago one of my drinking buddies is your uncle Jim and your Dad is one I have wee debates with.
I must admit to missing Wiltshire a bit
Watching game now. No more arguments as debate with Ernie impossible as he never answers the points.
BILLY BHOY 05
I must have missed that! I’ll put it down to a rare case of drunkenness,haha!
Drinking wi my Uncle Jim and debating with my Dad,you must have balls of steel….
Mail me,please,at
bmcuwp@gmail.com
Be good to have a chat,etc. the Wiltshire bit particularly intrigues me!!
Vmhan:
You’re experience says it all.
Real sorry to hear Celtichave lost the presence of he oldest ultra in town.
From the looks there are a good few others missing today…